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Break the Teeth (Psalm 58)

from Cry No Peace by Tarblossom

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Do ye decree, O gods, what is right?
Do ye speak righteousness?
Do them that are the sons of men,
Judge ye with uprightness?

Yea, ev'n within your very hearts
Ye wickedness have done;
And ye the violence of your hands
Do weigh the earth upon.

Wicked men estranged are,
Ev'n from the womb;
They, speaking lies, do stray
As to the world they come.

Their teeth, God, in their mouths
Break thou in pieces small;
The teeth break out, O Lord,
Of these young lions all.

Unto a serpent's poison like
Their poison doth appear;
Yea, they are like the adder deaf,
That closely stops its ear

Let them like waters melt away,
Which downward still do flow:
In pieces cut his arrows all,
When he shall bend his bow.

Like a snail that melts away,
Let them be gone;
Like a stillborn child that
Never sees the sun.

Their teeth, God, in their mouths
Break thou in pieces small;
The teeth break out, O Lord,
Of these young lions all.

He shall them take away before
Your pots the thorns can find,
Both living, and in fury great,
As with a stormy wind.

The righteous, when he vengeance sees,
He shall be joyful then;
The righteous one shall wash his feet
In blood of wicked men.

So all shall say: the righteous
Shall have their reward
And as a judge on earth
There truly is a God

Their teeth, God, in their mouths
Break thou in pieces small;
The teeth break out, O Lord,
Of these young lions all.

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from Cry No Peace, released August 2, 2019

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Tarblossom Turin, Italy

Tarblossom is the musical project of Jonathan Kleis, an electro-roots rock that mixes the fire of an Old Testament prophet with the fury of a Flannery O'Connor story. The inspiration behind Tarblossom can be found in the earthy grit of old-time Americana, the swampy spank of Delta bottleneck, and the pulsing ambience of modern electronica as a contemporary setting for ancient texts. ... more

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